Gorgeous Cakes: Published in Association with You Magazine [Paperback]

"made my mouth water"

From traditional to classic, this book has something for all baking fans.

"has had the thumbs up from our family's baking department through a month of trials"

Beware! Pick up a copy of this gorgeous book and you're going to get hungry.

Cakes are suitable for all occasions and all moods; they are the fashion queens of the kitchen with their vibrant colours, rich aromas and wonderful toppings. Whether you want to bake something special for a friend, keep children amused on a rainy day, get in the spirit of a festive occasion, create an impressive finale to a dinner party or simply cook something for a lazy weekend tea-time, grab this book and indulge in your wildest fondant fancies. Impress your guests with Chocolate Gateau with Creme Chantilly or experiment with Gin and Tonic cupcakes, make Mini Strawberry and Clotted Cream Cheesecakes for dessert or bake fat-free Carrot and Pineapple Muffins for a guiltless snack. With over 100 sensational recipes, this is a fun, stylish and beautiful book on baking.

Annie Bell, having begun her career as a chef, has been a full-time cookery writer and author for over ten years. She has written a number of books including Annie Bell's Vegetable Book, and Evergreen, shortlisted for the Andre Simon and Glenfiddich Awards. More recently she has published Living and Eating, a lifestyle cookery book written with the architect John Pawson, and In My Kitchen. She spent several years as Vogue's Cookery Writer, then as Food Writer on The Independent for whom she writes a week-end cookery column, and is currently the Cookery Writer on YOU Magazine in The Mail on Sunday, and a contributor to Country Living. She was winner of the 2003 Guild of Food Writers Journalist of the Year.